Family guy and web developer
Sadly I failed to completely fill a whole notebook this year. Seems like a trivial goal to have, but having a notebook full of notes, ideas, mind maps and lists gives you more book than a notebook only partially filled with notes and other stuff. Armed with these suggestions though I'll have a better chance at finally filling a notebook.
via The Cramped
I was on a roll there for a while, but it's been difficult to get that consistentcy back again. I am working on it, it's just the hovering over the publish button that has frequently held me back.
Software engineers should write because it promotes many of the same skills required in programming. A core skill in both disciplines is an ability to think clearly. The best software engineers are great writers because their prose is as logical and elegant as their code.
— Software engineers should write by Shubhro Saha
Resolutions rarely affect only ourselves when we make them. Patrick makes a good point of getting those around you to help support your resolutions.
And even those things you think are just for you — to exercise more, to eat better, to meditate — may not be able to be successful without our partners actively supporting those efforts and allowing us the time, space, and resources to achieve them. Accountability helps here too. If those around you know them you are more likely to be held to the goal.
— Resolutions don't happen in a vacuum... by Patrick Rhone
Boxing Day: a day where you avoid anything too clever and start by reflecting on (1) identifying the boxes in your life and (2) checking what's inside them.
— Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times 130 by Nicholas Bate
I already have too many boxes. Perfect timing to de-clutter.
An early Christmas present from Arizona. All you need to know to get things done.
It turns out, 31-year-old me who’s played a handful of sports in adulthood is substantially more coordinated than 17-year-old me who’d played none and was suddenly five inches taller than before.
— Clear Your Mental Cache by Thoughtbot
Is it time you re-visited those things that you think you know about yourself?
Read from the best, read from Nicholas Bate.
Yeah, I know. It's a single-speed. But you can't deny it's a rather fetching bike.
I can't wait for the run-up to Christmas to finish, and for Christmas itself to begin. This frantic running about gets worse every year.
I may take NB's advice this weekend and start bringing the quiet forward.
